diff --git a/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/oem_ibm_handler.cpp b/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/oem_ibm_handler.cpp
index 3c877d8..98903a4 100644
--- a/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/oem_ibm_handler.cpp
+++ b/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/oem_ibm_handler.cpp
@@ -597,6 +597,21 @@
     return PLDM_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+const pldm_pdr_record*
+    pldm::responder::oem_ibm_platform::Handler::fetchLastBMCRecord(
+        const pldm_pdr* repo)
+{
+    return pldm_pdr_find_last_in_range(repo, BMC_PDR_START_RANGE,
+                                       BMC_PDR_END_RANGE);
+}
+
+bool pldm::responder::oem_ibm_platform::Handler::checkRecordHandleInRange(
+    const uint32_t& record_handle)
+{
+    return record_handle >= HOST_PDR_START_RANGE &&
+           record_handle <= HOST_PDR_END_RANGE;
+}
+
 } // namespace oem_ibm_platform
 } // namespace responder
 } // namespace pldm
diff --git a/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/oem_ibm_handler.hpp b/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/oem_ibm_handler.hpp
index 964534e..03369a4 100644
--- a/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/oem_ibm_handler.hpp
+++ b/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/oem_ibm_handler.hpp
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@
 constexpr uint16_t ENTITY_INSTANCE_0 = 0;
 constexpr uint16_t ENTITY_INSTANCE_1 = 1;
 
+constexpr uint32_t BMC_PDR_START_RANGE = 0x00000000;
+constexpr uint32_t BMC_PDR_END_RANGE = 0x00FFFFFF;
+constexpr uint32_t HOST_PDR_START_RANGE = 0x01000000;
+constexpr uint32_t HOST_PDR_END_RANGE = 0x01FFFFFF;
+
 enum SetEventReceiverCount
 {
     SET_EVENT_RECEIVER_SENT = 0x2,
@@ -181,6 +186,23 @@
     /** @brief to check the BMC state*/
     int checkBMCState();
 
+    /** @brief Method to fetch the last BMC record from the PDR repo
+     *
+     * @param[in] repo - pointer to BMC's primary PDR repo
+     *
+     * @return the last BMC record from the repo
+     */
+    const pldm_pdr_record* fetchLastBMCRecord(const pldm_pdr* repo);
+
+    /** @brief Method to check if the record handle passed is in remote PDR
+     *         record handle range
+     *
+     *  @param[in] record_handle - record handle of the PDR
+     *
+     *  @return true if record handle passed is in host PDR record handle range
+     */
+    bool checkRecordHandleInRange(const uint32_t& record_handle);
+
     ~Handler() = default;
 
     pldm::responder::CodeUpdate* codeUpdate; //!< pointer to CodeUpdate object
diff --git a/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/utils.cpp b/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/utils.cpp
index c41211e..231a476 100644
--- a/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/utils.cpp
+++ b/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/utils.cpp
@@ -139,6 +139,11 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
+bool checkIfLogicalBitSet(const uint16_t& containerId)
+{
+    return !(containerId & 0x8000);
+}
+
 } // namespace utils
 } // namespace responder
 } // namespace pldm
diff --git a/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/utils.hpp b/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/utils.hpp
index 4a1055e..0ad6e74 100644
--- a/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/utils.hpp
+++ b/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/utils.hpp
@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@
  */
 int writeToUnixSocket(const int sock, const char* buf,
                       const uint64_t blockSize);
+
+/** @brief Method to check if the logical bit is set
+ *
+ *  @param[containerId] - container id of the entity
+ *
+ *  @return true or false based on the logic bit set
+ * */
+bool checkIfLogicalBitSet(const uint16_t& containerId);
 } // namespace utils
 } // namespace responder
 } // namespace pldm